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battle
Synonyms and Antonyms of battle
- passing the medical licensing exam was an uphill battle, but she succeeded
- a battle between rival gangs left two people lying dead on the street
pitched battle, rough-and-tumble
affray [chiefly British], battle royal, brawl, broil, donnybrook, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée), mix-up, ruckus, ruction
blows, fistfight, fisticuffs, grapple, handgrips, punch-out, punch-up [chiefly British], slugfest
confrontation, duel, face-off, joust
altercation, argle-bargle [chiefly British], argument, argy-bargy [chiefly British], contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, falling-out, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, spat, squabble, tangle, tiff, wrangle
- soldiers who desperately wanted to forget the horrors that they had witnessed in battle
- the chess game was a real battle between two of the world's best players
ball game, combat, competition, conflict, confrontation, contention, contest, dogfight, duel, face-off, grapple, match, rivalry, strife, struggle, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tug-of-war, war, warfare
battle
Synonyms and Antonyms of battle
- the two armies battled each other for control of the bridge
- we must battle hunger and poverty wherever they exist
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